[drum118]

The fare inspectors should be able to photograph an offender to give a warning for the first time. If on a second offence, they get a "hit" with a photo, they are given a "small" fine. On subsequent offences, the "fines" increase on each "hit". When the offender "hits a threshold", the police should be called. We could "erare" the "hits" after a passage of time, like a couple of years. (Twins, triplets, up to nonuplets, or doppelgangers, may need additional identification.)

If customs (at airports and land crossings) uses facial biometrics, so should the public transit fare inspectors.

Not under the current law for photographing set by the Fed's. Security and Law enforcements are allow to photograph you. If I photograph you and plan on using you in X, I need your permission to do so including videos.

If you are on x vehicle or on TTC property, they have a photo of you caught on the security camera that can be obtain if needed.

 

[drum118]

Upcoming TTC Subway Closures

March 2, 2023

This Sat., March 4 and Sun., March 5, there will be no subway service on the portion of Line 1 between York Mills and Bloor-Yonge stations due to work on the ATC signal system.

Shuttle buses will run, stopping at each station along the route. TTC staff will be on hand to direct customers to shuttle boarding and offloading locations.

Summerhill Station will be closed. All other stations will remain open for people to load their PRESTO card, purchase PRESTO Tickets, or connect to surface routes. In addition to the shuttles, the 97 Yonge bus and the University side of Line 1 will be available as alternatives during the closure.

At Lawrence Station, the automatic entrances/exits at Ranleigh Ave. and Bedford Park Ave. will be closed. Other entrances and exits will be available for customers.

Customers who require Wheel-Trans service can speak with any TTC customer service staff member for assistance.

Monday to Thursday

Mon., March 6 through Thurs., March 9, subway service on the portion of Line 1 between Osgoode and College stations will end at 11 p.m. nightly for track work.

Replacement shuttle buses will run frequently, stopping at each station along the route. TTC staff will be on hand to direct customers to shuttle boarding and offloading locations, which will vary from station to station.

As College Station is not yet accessible, customers travelling southbound on Line 1 who require an accessible connection should exit the train at Wellesley Station and see any TTC customer service employee for assistance.

All stations will remain open for people to load their PRESTO card or purchase PRESTO Tickets and connect to surface routes.

While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the conclusion of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work.

The TTC is committed to keeping customers informed about work and events that impact service and about alternate routes. For the most up-to-date information, follow @TTCNotices on Twitter or sign up for eAlert

 

[W. K. Lis]

Not under the current law for photographing set by the Fed's. Security and Law enforcements are allow to photograph you. If I photograph you and plan on using you in X, I need your permission to do so including videos.

If you are on x vehicle or on TTC property, they have a photo of you caught on the security camera that can be obtain if needed.

Refuse permission? Why? Wouldn't they be trespassing? Then ask police to investigate the trespasser.

 

[drum118]

Refuse permission? Why? Wouldn't they be trespassing? Then ask police to investigate the trespasser.

Real waste of resources.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Real waste of resources.

Yet the police are used for parked vehicles, which are fined at a lower price tag.

 

[Steve X]

They can photograph you like you can photograph them. Would the photograph for a bylaw, not criminal act be valid as evidence?

Again a red light camera can be used for a car but a person?

 

[W. K. Lis]

One of the causes of bunching of transit vehicles...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1631440115934298115

Every so often they do go after pedestrians who dare to start running on a flashing pedestrian stop signal and counting down at the 15 second mark.

 

[drum118]

Daaa!! with a snow storm due tonight, who thought it was a good time to shut the subway down for weekend repair?? Crazy person at top has lost touch with his riders or know what is going on to allow this to happen in the first place when it been forecast for most of the week.

TTC canceling weekend subway closure, deploying extra bus service for winter storm

March 3, 2023

The TTC is canceling the planned weekend subway closure and is adding extra bus service to key routes across the city as a winter storm is forecast to arrive in Toronto tonight.

Regular weekend subway service will run on Line 1 and approximately 50 additional buses will be called into action tonight and into Saturday. This will ensure a good level of service is maintained during the storm and its aftermath. Torontonians needing to travel during the storm are encouraged to use transit to reach their destination safely and reliably.

The TTC is prioritizing the extra buses on 11 routes and corridors that see higher ridership on weekends. The corridors offer essential connections to shopping and medical facilities and are primarily located in Neighbourhood Improvement Areas, where public transit is the sole means of transportation for many people.

Corridors and routes that are being prioritized are primarily in Scarborough, the west end of Toronto and North York. Corridors include Jane St., Finch Ave. W, Dufferin St., Lawrence Ave. east and west, and Markham Road among others. A full list will be available at www.ttc.ca

The following additional measures, part of the TTC’s enhanced Severe Weather Plan, will also be implemented:
• Line 3 Scarborough SRT will run until 7 p.m. this evening before being replaced by bus shuttle service. Storm trains will operate overnight to keep the tracks clear, allowing the line to open as soon as possible tomorrow. Customers will be notified when full SRT service resumes.
• Forty-one bus stops located in hilly areas were taken out of service early this afternoon. The full list is available at https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/U...-event-of-winter-weather/Stops-out-of-service
• Anti-icing and snow clearing protocols are in place in all bus, streetcar and subway divisions.
• Some subway trains will be stored in tunnels along the main lines to avoid issues getting out of the yards.
• The entire streetcar overhead network and vehicles have been treated with an anti-icing application. Should any issues arise on 512 St Clair, the route will be serviced with replacement buses.
• Private contractor tow trucks are ready to assist with any trapped vehicles and the TTC’s fleet of snow-clearing equipment will be deployed as conditions progress.
• The TTC will stay in regular communication with the City to ensure crews are aware of issues on transit routes.
• Social media and web updates will be pushed out frequently to keep customers informed.

As always, the TTC is committed to safe and reliable service in the most extreme weather, but operations can be impacted by adverse road conditions.

 

[Steve X]

They shut down line 1 last Wednesday during that snow storm too

 

[T3G]

Daaa!! with a snow storm due tonight, who thought it was a good time to shut the subway down for weekend repair?? Crazy person at top has lost touch with his riders or know what is going on to allow this to happen in the first place when it been forecast for most of the week.

TTC canceling weekend subway closure, deploying extra bus service for winter storm

March 3, 2023

The TTC is canceling the planned weekend subway closure and is adding extra bus service to key routes across the city as a winter storm is forecast to arrive in Toronto tonight.

Regular weekend subway service will run on Line 1 and approximately 50 additional buses will be called into action tonight and into Saturday. This will ensure a good level of service is maintained during the storm and its aftermath. Torontonians needing to travel during the storm are encouraged to use transit to reach their destination safely and reliably.

The TTC is prioritizing the extra buses on 11 routes and corridors that see higher ridership on weekends. The corridors offer essential connections to shopping and medical facilities and are primarily located in Neighbourhood Improvement Areas, where public transit is the sole means of transportation for many people.

Corridors and routes that are being prioritized are primarily in Scarborough, the west end of Toronto and North York. Corridors include Jane St., Finch Ave. W, Dufferin St., Lawrence Ave. east and west, and Markham Road among others. A full list will be available at www.ttc.ca

The following additional measures, part of the TTC’s enhanced Severe Weather Plan, will also be implemented:
• Line 3 Scarborough SRT will run until 7 p.m. this evening before being replaced by bus shuttle service. Storm trains will operate overnight to keep the tracks clear, allowing the line to open as soon as possible tomorrow. Customers will be notified when full SRT service resumes.
• Forty-one bus stops located in hilly areas were taken out of service early this afternoon. The full list is available at https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/U...-event-of-winter-weather/Stops-out-of-service
• Anti-icing and snow clearing protocols are in place in all bus, streetcar and subway divisions.
• Some subway trains will be stored in tunnels along the main lines to avoid issues getting out of the yards.
• The entire streetcar overhead network and vehicles have been treated with an anti-icing application. Should any issues arise on 512 St Clair, the route will be serviced with replacement buses.
• Private contractor tow trucks are ready to assist with any trapped vehicles and the TTC’s fleet of snow-clearing equipment will be deployed as conditions progress.
• The TTC will stay in regular communication with the City to ensure crews are aware of issues on transit routes.
• Social media and web updates will be pushed out frequently to keep customers informed.

As always, the TTC is committed to safe and reliable service in the most extreme weather, but operations can be impacted by adverse road conditions.

The subway closures are set months in advance. There is no way to know whether there will be inclement weather that early, so why criticize the TTC for it?

They cancelled the subway closure when it was discovered the weather would be poor. This is a non discussion.

 

[drum118]

The subway closures are set months in advance. There is no way to know whether there will be inclement weather that early, so why criticize the TTC for it?

They cancelled the subway closure when it was discovered the weather would be poor. This is a non discussion.

Things are known well in advanced for closure is one thing, but sending out emails twice in one week for the closure and then cancelling it a few days later is another thing, considering they been calling for snow for over a week.

 

[cplchanb]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/queen-streetcar-diversion-shuttle-bus-1.6766997

this is interesting... I guess it proves that Toronto public works is incompetent in tendering properly and in a timely way...

 

[yrt+viva=1system]

I just noticed that the TTC has hired security guards to wander around Bloor in replacement of police.

 

[nfitz]

I just noticed that the TTC has hired security guards to wander around Bloor in replacement of police.

I noticed two very prominent looking hired security guards riding the Bloor line, through the centre of downtown around 10:30 pm last night. I'm not sure if they were patrolling - or perhaps just heading for Bloor station. I think they got on an eastbound at Spadina.

Things are known well in advanced for closure is one thing, but sending out emails twice in one week for the closure and then cancelling it a few days later is another thing, considering they been calling for snow for over a week.

Even 24 hours ago, the weather forecast were saying that the prediction accuracy was lower than normal, as the storm may mostly miss Toronto (or come as rain) - but that the exact path was harder to predict than normal.

Would you prefer that they NOT cancel construction? And it's hardly just TTC shutting down. TDSB (among other I expect) has also cancelled any activities and permits on Saturday.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1631737447729037327

 

[drum118]

I hate to think what the bus stops look like if the subway closure happen as plan, as there wasn't 1 TTC stop that was clear today. Made no different what route or the service on it that I was on.

Came in on MT 3 that had a few stops clear with 3 crews clearing stop. All MT 3 stops except for 2 were fully clear in Mississauga. Riders getting off in Toronto had to climb over snowbanks with a few taking a spill. An lady with a buggy fell trying to pull the buggy up the bank that 3 riders got off to help her up and place the buggy on an unclear sidewalk.

Got off at Dundas on Auckland onto the road along with a number of other riders because of the snowbank, No sidewalk was clear and one messes intersection in any directions. Slips sliding to Kipling station that wasn't clear with some sand at the entrance door.

Bathurst platform was partly clear and that was it for sidewalks and intersections. Non of Bathurst stops were clear as well sidewalks. Walking through a swap at intersections. Was going to get the 504 east but it was 10 minutes out, Getting to that stop, you had to climb over the snow on the sidewalk and only use the east end that was some what less snow cover. You could only get on the first 2 door because of the snow.

I decided to walk to the point that only 20% of all the sidewalks I walked on were not clear regardless if it was King, Dundas, Adelaide, Church and so on.

Non of King stops were clear at all and can't speak to the area between Peter and Jarvis since I was on other streets.

6 of us had to stand on King St E at Ontario St as there was about 3 feet of snow 20 inches plus for the stop after the first 504 A came along that was supposed to be an B per NextBus app. Every B car that was due turn out to be an A to the point an B did not show up for about 25 minutes later.

Going home, had to stand Auckland because of the snowbank that even TTC 49 drop off a few riders. No Bloor stop in Toronto was clear yet or even saw a plow.

Mississauga was the opposite as noted which is a change from the past.

One rider in Toronto said they should be paying us to use transit when we have to put our lives at risk to walk the streets and use transit with this snow issue. Still end up walking 5 miles.